Speaking after the game, Milner highlighted the influence of Salah (8.4), describing him as “a top-class, world-class player,” while hailing Alisson‘s (8.6) save as “unbelievable,” and it is no surprise they are the highest-rated duo.

Virgil van Dijk (8.0) is not far behind, though, after yet another phenomenal display that saw him just outshine the imperious Kalidou Koulibaly at the other end of the pitch.

“[Mane] found himself on the end of numerous golden opportunities, but was unable to take any of them due to some rash finishing and a lack of composure in key moments,” concluded This is Anfield’s Joel Rabinowitz.

Statistically, Alexander-Arnold, Milner and Salah were the standouts, with much of the game going through the right-hand side and the vice-captain producing an all-action display fitting of the occasion.

Wijnaldum fared considerably worse, however, despite a clearly positive showing, with it difficult to quantify his influence in changing the landscape of the game with his movement.

Another whose FotMob rating contrasted starkly with those elsewhere was Alisson, who was given at least an eight-out-of-10 by all six publications, but only a 7.2 from the analysts.

This suggests his assessment is largely based on that one, defining moment—and rightly so—while statistics can’t take this into account overall.

There is little denying how important Alisson was on Tuesday night, and he can make another big statement when he comes up against David De Gea in this weekend’s must-win Premier League clash at home to Man United.